District level ASHA convention of Kamjong held
Source: Chronicle News Service / DIPR
Kamjong, March 17 2023:
A district-lev-el ASHA Convention Programme of Kamjong district organised by District Health Society, Kamjong was held on Friday at Amity Hall of Adimjati Complex, Ching -meirong, Imphal.
The event was attended by Kamjong deputy commissioner Rangnamei Rang Peter as chief guest and CMO Dr Lucy Duidang as the president.
Delivering his speech, Rangnamei acknowledged role of ASHAs as frontline workers and said they act as an important linkage between villagers and health department.
He also stated that ASHAs shall have to shoulder additional responsibilities to meet the public demand and assured appropriate logistic support and resources.
Meanwhile, CMO Dr Lucy highlighted the various responsibilities, activities and achievements of ASHAs related to listing eligible couples, registration of pregnant women and children for routine immunisation, ISCF, Deworming, Village Health Sanitation and Nutrition programmes.
She also spoke about National Tuberculosis Elimination Program (NTEP) and Social Awareness and Actions to Neutralize Pneumonia Successfully (SAANS) Campaign and roles of ASHAs for Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VDP) surveillance.
A total of 110 participants including 80 ASHAs from remote corners of the district, ASHA facilitators, MOs in-charge of Kamjong, Phungyar and Kasom Khullen, DIO, all block programme managing units (BPMUs) and district programme managing units (DPMUs) of the district took part in the event.
As a part of the programme, three ASHAs were given Best ASHA Awards (one from each block) while 16 ASHAs were given consolation prizes.
All the participating ASHA facilitators were also presented with appreciation tokens.
The ASHAs also presented special entertainment items such as fashion show, musical skits and group songs during the event.